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NCAA men's basketball tournament stories: 8 news summaries

NCAA Strips Memphis Hoops of Best Season

Violations wipe 38 wins from Calipari team's
run to '08 title game

Aug 20, 09 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NCAA today stripped the University of Memphis men’s basketball team of 38 victories and various hardware from the 2007-08 season, during which it reached the national championship game, for major violations centering on top recruit Derrick Rose, the Commercial Appeal reports. The infractions came during the coaching tenure... More »

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 Tar Heels Trample 
 Spartans to Take Title 


Apr 6, 09 11:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington, and Danny Green can head to the NBA feeling good about their decision to return to school. The upperclassmen led North Carolina to its fifth national championship with an 89-72 blowout of Michigan State tonight in Detroit, reports the AP. "We've been... More »

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OPINION

 NCAA Tourney 
 as Boring 
 as Ever 

Popularity has sucked all the charm out of the tournament

Apr 4, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the '60s and '70s, the NCAA tournament was boring because UCLA seemingly always won. These days, "instead of UCLA winning it every year, there are now between five and nine UCLAs that can win it every year," Charles Pierce writes for Slate. "It's just as... More »

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 In Online Traffic, 
 It's Truly Madness 


Mar 20, 09 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite a lack of surprises on the court, the first day of March Madness saw a huge jump in visits to the CBS website as well as a bump in TV ratings, the Business Insider reports. The 2.7 million viewers of streaming video online represented a 56% increase over... More »

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analysis

High Profile Helps Drive Obama Agenda

Omnipresent president risks diluting his
brand, experts warn

Mar 20, 09 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don’t look now, but President Obama’s on TV again. And gracing magazine covers, delivering a radio address, even on the Web making NCAA tournament picks. The "Everywhere President” strategy is a gamble, as evidenced by the fact that Republicans haven't retired the "celebrity" put-down. One... More »

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March Madness Sets Standard for Online Sports


Mar 19, 09 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you're reading this with an NCAA tournament game streaming live in another browser tab, you're in good company: In 2008, nearly 5 million people watched March Madness online, reports the Chicago Tribune. The tipping point between novelty and mainstay came 4 years ago, when CBS made access free,... More »

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GLOSSIES

How to Pick NCAA Brackets and Not Go Mad in March

Don't let college basketball brackets control you

Mar 16, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obsessing over your NCAA tournament bracket? A time-management expert tells Esquire how to keep the March Madness time-suck under control.
  • Admit you have a problem—possibly after someone tells you, "You really seem to be getting over-involved with this whole thing.”
  • Cut back. Sure, "cutting
... More »

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Big East Dominates
Top Seeds

North Carolina joins Louisville, Pitt, UConn at top of bracket heap

Mar 15, 09 10:24 PM CDT
(AP) - Big East powers Louisville, Pittsburgh, and UConn helped the league that was created for hoops become the first conference to earn three No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament in the field announced tonight. North Carolina, the regular-season ACC champ, was the other top seed. The coup comes 24... More »

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